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Effectiveness Evaluation of Social Prescribing
Sponsor: Hvidovre University Hospital
Summary
Social Prescribing (SP), or Social Henvisning (SH) in Denmark, integrates healthcare with social and cultural services to address social determinants of health. The 'Social Prescribing Vesterbro-Sydhavnen' initiative, launched in fall 2024 as part of usual care, aims to involve general practitioners (GP) as primary prescribers to social services through a dedicated link worker, enhancing early intervention and connecting healthcare with community support. This evaluation aims to assess the effectiveness of the 'Social Prescribing Vesterbro-Sydhavnen' project as part of the Implementation Research Programme SHINE. The primary outcomes are: changes in contacts with general practice, unplanned hospital contacts and emergency calls (1813) as well as change in patients' perception of loneliness and health-related Quality of life.
Official title: Effectiveness Evaluation in the SHINE Research Programme - Social Prescribing for Adults and Elderly: The Path to Effective Implementation
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
350
Start Date
2025-07-04
Completion Date
2027-03-01
Last Updated
2025-07-24
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Social Prescribing
The SP intervention consists of a series of intervention components delivered across the SP pathways: Intervention components GP: 1. Social prescribing from physician to patient Link Worker: 2. Initial phone contact 3. Clarification and follow-up consultations 4. Personalized matching with local services and activities 5. Care coordination 6. Introductory visits to local services and activities 7. Accompanied (if needed) 8. Follow-up conversations 9. Concluding conversations 10. Group-based courses GP / Link Worker: 11. Re-prescribing (where appropriate) Each intervention component is described in detail in the TIDieR checklist
Locations (1)
Volunteer Center Sydhavnen
Copenhagen, Denmark